Where does “Moslem” come from?

Moslem (Welsh) comes from English Moslem, from Arabic مُسْلِم, from Arabic أَسْلَمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

Ancestry of “Moslem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMoslemDated spelling of Muslim
2ArabicمُسْلِمMuslim; one who submits
3Arabicأَسْلَمَto surrender, to become a Muslim; he submitted
4Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
5Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to

Words derived from “Moslem”

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